Cases are gradually decreasing. The flu season is coming to an end

Cases are gradually decreasing. The flu season is coming to an end. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on the 8th that the peak of this year's flu season has passed. States that reported widespread flu cases last week...

Cases are gradually decreasing and the flu season is coming to an end. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on the 8th that the peak of this year's flu season has passed. States reporting widespread flu cases continued to decrease last week, indicating that the flu season is nearing its end. Most states should end it within two to three weeks, with the exception of the West Coast, where the disease occurred late, which will take four to six weeks. The CDC said this flu season started nearly a month earlier than usual, with cases first surging in the Southeast in late December and then gradually spreading. But in most parts of the United States, flu conditions have eased for at least four weeks. Flu and pneumonia deaths have fallen for two weeks. CDC spokesperson Skinner said: "It appears that the worst of this flu season is over." CDC epidemiologist June said the flu season is nearing its end. He predicted that there will be a slight increase in cases in various places in about two to three weeks. It may take a little longer in the West Coast, maybe in four to six weeks with fewer and fewer cases. June said the main strain causing trouble this flu season is H3N2, which appears to cause more severe symptoms, especially in the elderly. He said that about 50% of patients hospitalized due to influenza this season are over the age of 65. So far, 59 children have died this flu season, with the most at nine in Texas, where cases remained high last week. Adult death tolls won't be released until after the flu season is over. This year's flu season is currently classified as "somewhat severe." The worst flu season in the past 35 years occurred in 2003-2004, with more than 48,000 deaths.